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What is Etymology
Etymology is the study of words and their origins and development.
The study of the origin of words. apex
The official definition of the word etymology is "the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history."
What constitutional amendment outlawed slavery in the US
The thirteenth amendment outlawed slavery in the United
States.
Choose the term that fits this definition taxes levied on the removal of natural resources
What term is defined as a new hypothetical language created by a comparative reconstruction of similar languages
Which language family is most closely related to the founding of western civilization
Which of these is not one of the Indo European languages
Which of these was created because of the need to understand Native American languages
Structuralism was created because of the need to understand
Native American languages.
What term describes a variety of a language that is distinguished by pronunciation
A variety of a language that is distinguished by pronunciation
is a dialect.
Which of these best describes the syntactic component of grammar
it displays how the arrangement of the words is related to the
meaning of the sentence.
Which countries share the same language family with Japan
None. Japanese is part of the Japonic language family, which only includes languages from Mainland Japan and the Ryukyu Islands.
Which of these language families includes the Chinese language
The examination of the hieroglyphics in an ancient Egyptian pyramid would be part of which discipline
According to Census 2000 what happened between 1990 and 2000 to the number of people in the US who spoke Spanish
According to Census 2000 what percent of the US population is foreign born
According to Census 2000 which state had the largest two or more races population
During which century did Europeans begin to search by sea for a new route to Asia looking for trade wealth and territory
What term refers to the study of the origin of words
What does the study of the meaning or interpretation of words parts of words phrases or sentences
